Really? His crotch opens up and nobody puns about him exposing himself? Exposure is one thing, but… punny.

On a different note, I can appreciate the ability of the symbiote to stop bullets, even when it appears to be skin tight. After all, they’re working on several smart fabrics that instantly become extremely hard and durable when something like a bullet strikes them. However, if you’re using it for storage like that, would it not leave an unsightly bulge? Not like the tentacles weren’t creepy enough already.

There was an excellent question in the letter columns of the time about whether the extradimensional pocket (think TARDIS, also think “thing that Venom has never given any evidence of possessing”) could keep hot drinks hot and cool drinks cool and, if so, whether Pete shouldn’t always carry a six-pack around for a post-teamup cold one. I’ve always taken that as evidence that letters columns were inherently superior to the comics internet.